A midlife dream

The eagerly awaited novel from celebrated author Erendiz Atasu is a powerful story that tackles love, pain and violence in lyrical pose.

Feride is a woman in her fifties with only her memories for company.

When she looks back on her marriage and the demise of her love for her husband, she makes the painful realisation that her choice may have not been the right one.

Her story is surrounded by the social unrest in Turkey and the startling impact of this struggle resounds through her life.

Atasu sensitively depicts the way in which inner lives intersect with the forces of politics.